Foothills Gateway

Legal name: Foothills Gateway Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237019672
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Fort Collins, CO, United States
Phone
970.226.2345
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Developmentally Disabled Centers

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$21,514,633
Expenses
$21,186,759
Assets
$15,867,036
Liabilities
$1,886,917

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

21 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • ERIN EULENFELD (CEO)
  • STEVE DANDANEAU (PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • ERIN EULENFELD (CEO): $201,594 total reported compensation
  • EDWARD BOWERS (IT DIRECTOR): $152,975 total reported compensation
  • MARLA MAXEY (CHIEF OPERAT): $144,129 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Since 1972, Foothills Gateway has improved the lives of thousands of people and their families in Northern Colorado by helping to conquer challenges and achieve their maximum potential. Foothills Gateway strives to empower every ability and highlight the achievements of the human spirit of all ages. Our mission is to advocate for and empower individuals to lead lives of their choice.

What it reported doing in 2024

Job development and placement services are services provided to individuals to assist in obtaining and maintaining employment. Fgi works with the division of vocational rehabilitation (dvr) to assist adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) and other abilities in their job search endeavors. Served 16 individuals. Respite house provides respite and supervision services for adults with idd. Served 25 individuals. Transportation is "home to day program transportation" services relevant to individuals with idd work schedules. For these purposes "work schedule" is defined broadly to include adult and retirement activities such as education, training, community integration and employment. Served 36 individuals. Behavioral health includes access to an onsite agency which provides behavioral health services; provides crisis services for individuals ages six and older using the start program model; and behavioral services. Served 310 individuals. Housing enables participants to better afford housing in larimer county by subsidizing their rent with federal funds. The case management division administers housing choice vouchers (hcv) housing subsidies. In addition to this, fgi rents out one single family home at an affordable rate to a host home provider serving individuals enrolled in an idd waiver. Served 79 individuals. Organized health care delivery system (ohcds) is for when a cma contracts with other qualified providers to furnish services authorized in any home and community based services waivers, also referred to as services provided by third party vendors that are funded through medicaid waivers. Fgi is the medicaid provider of record for a member whose services are delivered through the ohcds in larimer county. Served 391 individuals.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 67% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 98% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 87.7%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 88.8%; rating input score 89
  • Fundraising efficiency: $984.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.5%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.75; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.12; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1.8% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -0.4% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2% per year; rating input score 100; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site
  • Where the money goes: 87.7% of revenue deployed · 88.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $18.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $202K · 21 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $103K reported
  • Consistency: 30 of 31 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 13 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 4 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 43/100.